From Knowledge to Confirmation: A Stage-Based Analysis of Collaborative Robot Adoption in Manufacturing
Business & Society: Founded at Roosevelt University
Published online on June 03, 2026
Abstract
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This study investigates how collaborative robots (cobots) are adopted in manufacturing firms by conceptualizing adoption as a process of navigating evolving socio-technical tensions across stages. Drawing on a multi-case qualitative study of ten companies,...
This study investigates how collaborative robots (cobots) are adopted in manufacturing firms by conceptualizing adoption as a process of navigating evolving socio-technical tensions across stages. Drawing on a multi-case qualitative study of ten companies,...